# Key Worker - New Beginnings

**Company**: London Borough of Hillingdon
**Location**: Uxbridge, Greater London
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: GBP 39,519 - 40,575 per year
**Category**: Social Care
**Industry**: Government & Public Sector

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## Description

The New Beginnings Service is seeking a dedicated and compassionate Key Worker to provide trauma-informed, relationship-based support to expectant and potential parents who have experienced significant challenges, including previous care proceedings, trauma, or complex social care involvement.

As a Key Worker, you will:

- Manage a caseload of families facing complex challenges such as parenting difficulties, mental health, substance misuse, risk of homelessness or disengagement from education.

- Carry out family help assessments and develop SMART, outcome-focused plans in partnership with families.

- Deliver practical, evidence-based interventions, modelling positive routines, boundaries and problem-solving strategies in the home and community.

- Provide parenting guidance, advice and coaching across all stages of child development.

- Use trauma-informed and inclusive practices to build engagement, including with families who may be resistant.

- Chair family help meetings and contribute to case conferences, statutory reviews and court proceedings.

- Maintain accurate case records, reports and plans, ensuring they evidence progress and outcomes.

- Work in partnership with Social Workers, schools, health services, housing, Police and voluntary sector organisations.

- Manage and monitor care packages and direct payments for children with disabilities, ensuring support is effective and accessible.

- Uphold safeguarding standards at all times and escalate concerns appropriately.

- Help parents recognise their strengths, build resilience, strengthen support networks and access the services they need.

The ideal candidate will have:

- Experience working with children and families with multiple or complex needs.

- Strong engagement skills, with the ability to motivate families and build trust.

- Knowledge of safeguarding, child development and evidence-based family interventions.

- Resilience, persistence and creativity in overcoming barriers.

- The ability to manage a varied caseload, maintain clear records and deliver measurable outcomes.

- Confidence in chairing meetings, writing reports and working with partner agencies.

- Familiarity with trauma-informed practice and inclusive approaches.

- Proficiency in digital tools for casework and family engagement.

Benefits of working with us include:

- Flexible Working Hours

- 36 Hour Week

- Generous Holiday Entitlement

- Hillingdon Sports & Leisure

- Salary Sacrifice Schemes

- Cycle to Work

- Local Government Pension Scheme

- Perkbox Benefits

- Mental Health Support and Counselling Services

- Travel Support

- Trade Union Membership

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## Skills

### Required
- trauma-informed practice
- inclusive approaches
- safeguarding
- child development
- evidence-based family interventions
- digital tools

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